Job Information
Confidential Agricultural Equipment Operator in Adams, Indiana
Reference this job order number when inquiring about this position. Inquiries must be made prior to 07/13/2024.
Originating state and job order # Michigan - 9989724
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 02/10/2024-12/10/2024. Must agree to work Mon-Fri, 8 hours per day, Sat, 8 hours. Employer will provide transportation from employer provided living quarters to work site every day. Must read, and agree to, all terms and conditions of employment prior to a referral to the employer.
OPENINGS: 6
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have at least 3 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires ability to lift 60 lbs., Driver requirements, criminal background check.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Till soil; plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment.